break

Break

Break

1. A sudden, unexpected change in a security'sprice or in a market'svalue. While a break could indicate either upward or downward change, the connotation is negative. Especially on the futures market, a break means a steep decline in price, usually the result of a natural disaster affecting the underlying.

break

1. A sharp price decline in a particular security or in the market as a whole. A break usually occurs when unexpected negative information is made public and investors rush to sell. Also called market break.

In Breaking Away, the racially motivated attack on four black students on the eve of their sorority's Founders' Day celebration breaks the silence on strained race relations in collegiate environments and American society in general.

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